Chapter 249 Occupy the Mouth of the Sea

The speeches of Tan Tai, Amin, Dolgon and others mobilized the thoughts of the princes and Baylor, so they made suggestions one after another.

Huang Taiji nodded again and again as he listened, although most of the strategies were very desirable, but the previous three were more feasible.

As if he saw the hope of defeating the Tiance army, he commanded loudly: "Amin, you will lead the soldiers of your headquarters to drive all the Koreans in the city outside the city to dig trenches, and if anyone does not comply, they will be killed immediately!" Hauge, you led 8,000 people with red flags into the trench to fight against the Tiance army. Dolgon, you lead a total of 15,000 troops with white and blue flags to defend the city, and if the city cannot be defended, let the soldiers scatter in the city and fight the city. The other troops were led by Dai Shan to retreat to the north of the city, waiting for the opportunity to act! ”

The strength of the Qing army in this period was 120,000, and the loss of Namhansanseong was 30,000. In addition to the forces distributed elsewhere in Korea, the Qing army in Pyongyang totaled 70,000 troops, including Amin's defeated army.

Huang Taiji is equivalent to arranging an echelon formation, the first is trench warfare, and the second is city warfare, gradually consuming the strength of the Tiance army. If the Tiance army is dragged down, the follow-up army will launch a fatal blow.

He has understood that relying on a large number of people may not necessarily win, and it will only increase casualties. So eight thousand troops were placed in the trenches and fifteen thousand in the city. The purpose of this battle was to consume the forces of the Tiance Army, as Dorgon said.

Therefore, Dolgon's city battle is Huang Taiji's most optimistic tactic, once all the Tiance army enters the city and fights with Dolgon, he will send a large army to support, and this melee will be a little more chaotic, and the strong troops are not afraid of melee.

Huang Taiji also made the worst plan, if Tiance Army is indeed as perverted as rumored, if nothing can be done, he can still keep his capital and flee in panic.

The people in Pyongyang are tragic, in fact, they are already tragic, and now they are only making matters worse.

Pyongyang originally had more than 200,000 residents, but after the Qing army occupied it, young and middle-aged people were taken away and sent to Liaodong as slaves, and women from 40 to 10 years old were also taken away by the Qing army and sent to Liaodong for sale.

In history, a total of 500,000 Koreans were captured and enslaved by the Qing army.

Therefore, there are only 70,000 or 80,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people left in Pyongyang, and the Qing army is escorting these people to dig trenches, and the tragic situation can be imagined.

Driven by the whips and sticks of the Qing army, the outside of Pyongyang was miserable, and the cry inside Pyongyang was shocking.

Huang Taiji frowned when he saw this scene, he was not sympathizing with the North Korean people, but regretting.

If the young men were not sent away, the progress of digging the trench would be accelerated, and the trench would not know how long it would take to dig it, not to mention that the tools were not complete.

There is no way, Huang Taiji transferred another 10,000 Qing troops to assist in digging trenches, the key is that there are too few tools at hand, can this progress dig trenches before the Tiance army kills?

The route of the Cheonce Army was divided into two groups, one of which was led by Wang Yue with four maritime surveillance warships and four air-cushion landing craft to transport the Fifth Regiment and the medical team to Pyongyang.

The landing craft is four Type 726 air-cushion landing craft carried in the dock landing ship, which can carry two ZBD-05 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles and eighty marines. The Type 726 air-cushion landing craft has a general displacement of more than 150 tons, a length and width of about 30 meters and a width of about 16 meters, a maximum load of about 50 tons, and a maximum speed of 60 to 80 knots per hour.

This landing craft can travel amphibiously and has a range of 320 kilometers, which is definitely a behemoth on land.

Only 2,000-ton ships can pass through the Taedong River outside Pyongyang to the estuary, and only a section of the road upstream of the estuary can pass 4,000-ton ships. Therefore, only 1,500 to 1,800 tons of maritime surveillance warships and 726 air-cushion landing craft can do the job.

The 1st and 3rd regiments and the Special Operations Brigade advanced by land in the direction of Pyongyang under the leadership of army commander Wang Zhuo, accompanied by the Baoding Army and the 10,000 Korean troops led by the Korean General Li Shu.

Wang Yue did not order to attack at the speed of a rapid march, because he knew that Huang Taiji had no other choice, Liaodong must be protected, and Shengjing must be protected! The Qing army will have no way to retreat in the end! Gradually deplete the strength of the Qing army, kill the enemy in one blow, and completely eliminate mites, this is his established strategy.

Who knows that Huang Taiji has no way to retreat, and when he has been defeated repeatedly against the Tiance Army and suffered heavy losses, he must stop the momentum of the Tiance Army, and he must fight with the Tiance Army. If you can't find a way to defeat the Tiance Army and let it develop, the Qing Dynasty will be in danger!

Wang Yue returned to Incheon Port, and Shen Shikui, the chief soldier of Dongjiang Town, immediately came to pay a visit.

Shen Shikui finally saw the owners of these magical giant ships, and said excitedly: "Shen Shikui, the chief soldier of Dongjiang Town, has seen Lord Wang!" I heard that Lord Wang recently killed 30,000 enemies, amazing, amazing! I, Dongjiang Town, have been fighting against Jiannu for many years, but I can't catch up with the many Jiannu killed by Lord Wang in the first battle! ”

When he finished speaking, he burst out laughing! Happy, too happy, Wang Yue not only killed so many Jiannu who had a blood feud with Dongjiang Town, but also caught Shang Kexi, an anti-bone boy, could he not be excited?

Wang Yue nodded and smiled: "Chief Shen doesn't have to be polite!" I'm also responsible, not that great. Your Dongjiang Town has worked hard for many years, which makes me even more admired! ”

In fact, the current Dongjiang Town is already at the end of the crossbow, and its strength is already difficult to pose a threat to the Manchus.

He changed the topic and asked Shen Shikui, "How many islands do you control in Dongjiang Town now?" ”

Shen Shikui replied truthfully: "There are mainly Phi Island, Guanglu Island and Shuangdao, several large islands with fresh water, and more than a dozen small islands. ”

Wang Yue asked again: "When was Yuncong Island lost?" ”

Shen Shikui sighed and said: "Yuncong Island was occupied by Jiannu during the appointment of the Huanglong General Army, and it has been more than ten years. ”

Wang Yue said to Shen Shikui with a solemn expression: "General Shen, after our army recovers Pyongyang, we will continue to march north, and by the way, we will clear the Jiannu of Yuncong Island, and then hand over Yuncong Island to you, are you sure to hold it?" ”

The Yuncong Island he mentioned was the largest island in Korea in later generations, and this island was very close to the Korean Peninsula, only two or three kilometers.

The current Phi Island was renamed Chundo Island in later Joseon. The location of Phi Dao is at the mouth of the Yalu River, and the location is very important.

Phi Island, also known as Pundao Island, and its surrounding Jinjinping Island, Silk Island, and Xin Island, are all formed by the impact and precipitation of sediment carried by the Yalu River.

In the new century, these islands are gradually getting larger due to sediment precipitation, and the estuary in the Chinese part of the sea is becoming smaller and smaller, and is about to disappear completely. In other words, as the sediment continues to settle, North Korea's Xindao and Silk Island will soon border China, and China will soon lose the Yalu River estuary forever.